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Tue, 31 Dec 2013 19:37:52 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-7603844[…] a family picture for ridicule, or something. An apology might be in order for her insistence that children belong to communities rather than parents or families. (But not Romney’s grandchild, apparently.) How about Detroit being something that Republicans […]
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Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:53:37 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-7189024[…] That’s what we’ve heard, anyway. That’s the mantra of many who feel that schools and “communities” should help parents make better decisions about what their children watch, read, eat, etc. They feel that parents – families – are inadequate, and even harmful, if not buttressed by the undying and committed support of the collective “village.” There was a recent hullabaloo about Melissa Harris Perry talking about how “children belonged to the community” which got her a lot of attention, and she is still quite adamant about. […]
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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:53:41 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6919302[…] That’s what we’ve heard, anyway. That’s the mantra of many who feel that schools and “communities” should help parents make better decisions about what their children watch, read, eat, etc. They feel that parents – families – are inadequate, and even harmful, if not buttressed by the undying and committed support of the collective “village.” There was a recent hullabaloo about Melissa Harris Perry talking about how “children belonged to the community” which got her a lot of attention, and she is still quite adamant about. […]
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:42:28 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6879354[…] not going to sell swing voters on far-left liberalism by telling them their kids don’t really belong to them, but tell them that they have a right “at all times” to things they need and you’re […]
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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:12:43 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6872032[…] Getting more ridiculous by the day: MSNBC host: I’m not backing off my point that children belong to whole communities […]
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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:34:26 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6871393What an idiot.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:33:30 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6871027I guess all the chemicals the government puts in our food not only causes cancer, but programs the mind to become retarded.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:37:08 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6870722

I have been vilified for giving students zeroes on work not turned in on time, making tests too hard, etc.
Parents really are the main problem in education & this woman truly feels probably she has a right over the parents in educating these kids.

To show you the difference between a responsible parent and an irresponsible one; when one of my kids comes home with a zero (very few times has this ever happened), the first one I blame is the daughter. I began with proper discipline of my children in doing their homework (first and foremost) and that they are responsible for, knowing the assignments, knowing the due dates, learning the material, and being prepared for tests/quizzes. Failure to get an ‘A’, is a failure to ‘do their job’. I am available 99% of the evenings after work, so if they need help on their math, science, history, etc. (not Spanish though, I stink at foreign languages) I provide all of the tutoring they can take (they typically request that I stop at some point, I suppose I’m a little verbose). The teachers at the girls’ (private Christian) school know they are responsible to me to do **their** job, and the only communication I have with them is concerning progress reports and any discipline issues.

From my perspective, the teacher is responsible for providing material and lessons in place of the parents during the school day, and hopefully with as much detail as the children desire. My job of teaching is never ending, and doesn’t just encompass the subjects taught in the school. We *are* a team, I just don’t expect to have to micromanage the teacher and their lessons. The lessons should be organized and developed in a manner that covers the topics thoroughly, otherwise why would I need to pay for their services? I don’t mind filling in the gaps, per se, but then again, I shouldn’t need to. Likewise, I don’t expect the teacher to have to deal with my misbehaving children, so I have taught them to be respectful and courteous to their instructors.

THe country is devolving into the logical outworking of secular humanism and relativism.

Everyone is doing what is right in their own eyes. A nation of fools tempting divine judgment.

tom daschle concerned on April 9, 2013 at 9:32 PM

The problem of course is that they don’t want to accept the responsibility that comes with the decisions they make. Hedonism can be fine if you are willing to reap what you sow. If welfare moms realize that uncle sam isn’t coming with more food and money maybe she will keep her womb empty for awhile until she can figure out how to handle that responsiblity.

I was once told by a very wise man who I met when I was just starting out in my career – he said you can do anything you want, you just need to be prepared to pay the price.

Modern day libs are against consequences and responsibility. Anyone who votes for them is the same. When the welfare state goes belly up – which some of us might actually see – you have a whole bunch of people who will be ill-equiped to deal with the new reality. That is the future every prog-lib, including the trolls on this site, wants for their followers. SHameful.

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:52:09 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6870349Where the rubber really hits the road with her ideological position is enforcement of it. And make no mistake, she is not a lone-wolf. She is an agent of the propaganda arm of the federal government.

You think my children belong to the community? Try enforcing that. You’ll end up discovering that I have an unmovable position: my children ultimately belong to me, until they are adults, at which time they belong to themselves. I will back that up with all I have.

And that’s the end-game, isn’t it, Leftist scum? Individuals don’t even belong to themselves, but rather to the state, and in order to prove that, you’ll try to force us to the wall, until we have no choice but to capitulate or risk everything to stop you.

When your ideology begins attempting to enforce these doctrines with law, then the rubber hits the road. And with ObamaCare, I can already smell burnt rubber.

Matthew 5:44
King James Version (KJV)
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

I do pray for Ms. Harris-Perry’s soul, that she might be further guided by the scriptures.

Psalm 127:3-5 ESV

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

She apparently thinks that doing her JOB is some sort of community service. Ain’t she just a peach!

Murf76 on April 10, 2013 at 10:05 AM

Many teachers I work with & know & have met consider their decision to teach chirrun a sacrifice. And this is the word they often use when describing their teaching experience.
Now while it is true that those of us who go into teaching often do so bcs we love working with kids, that is usually not the sole reason.
It sure wasn’t for me. I chose teaching bcs I am a rancher’s wife & it fits perfectly into our lifestyle.
I do like working with kids. The adults are often morons.
The worst thing about teaching besides working with a lot of liberals is the fracking moronic parents who insist it is my job to force their child to learn with NO help from them.
This is why I am seriously considering quitting if I am ever able to.
You make yourself available, do everything you can to be the best teacher (& no, I’m not bad, I know I’m a good teacher) & maybe 1-2% of your students actually really want to do well & come in for help, make good effort, etc.
I have been vilified for giving students zeroes on work not turned in on time, making tests too hard, etc.
Parents really are the main problem in education & this woman truly feels probably she has a right over the parents in educating these kids.
Pretty much all teachers I know feel this elitist way.
That’s why most teachers won’t talk to me that know me.
I tell them it is not our business how a parent wants their child educated.

Or, rather, did Harris-Perry mean something so prosaic that no one would seriously offer it as some type of mission statement in a promo?

I find Obama and Hillary often put out some very liberal theme, and then when challenged, offer up the most, as AP writes, “banal” specific example, and follow it up with something like “don’t you think we should show concern for other people’s children?”, when OF COURSE we should show concern for other people’s children. When the real import of their point was that government should make decisions for children that are now made by their parents. That’s what they really believe and really meant to convey. Their specific example is a dishonest bait and switch. To cover up their socialistic agenda. Because for them lying is justified — the ends justify the means.

By the way, anytime and i mean anytime Americans come out to vote in large numbers, conservatives lose. It never fails. They only manage to win mid term elections that most Americans unfortunately don’t take too seriously.

Imagine if we had a popular vote system in this country, the dems would have captured all 3 chambers last Nov.

HotAirLib on April 9, 2013 at 9:24 PM

hardly, a true conservative like Reagan swept the floor wit your ilk. and you couldn’t even beat Bush in 04.. and 2010 showed brand name liberals had historic losses.

You’re simply making things up now, you consider 51% of the vote a sweeping victory?.. the nation is nearly split in two, a product of a hyper left wing partisan media which functions as an adjunct to the democrat party. The swept every liberal scandal in the Obama years under the rug when they could..

Most Americans still watch CBS NBC and ABC.. they may as well just read Obama press releases, they carry the same information without any honesty.

But even they can’t shield you from owning this economy forever..

and when the crash comes, you can’t scapegoat it anymore, you own that freakshow Obamacare, and that bill is coming due. I see at least one doctor a month, and Obamacare is NOT popular in one of those waiting rooms, offices.. they are terrified of the consequences..

Imagine if we had a popular vote system in this country, the dems would have captured all 3 chambers last Nov.

HotAirLib on April 9, 2013 at 9:24 PM

I missed this idiotic statement. You really are a stupid brain dead troll incapable of serious critical thinking.

You cannot just add up all the votes for the House and conclude this. Even left wing political science professors, at least ones well versed in statistics, would not come to that conclusion for at least a half dozen reasons. They would embarrass themselves academically if they said something like this and they know it.

For starters, you moron, voter turnout in each district depends on many variables and factors, and the total House vote for the entire nation is not one of them. If that mattered in determining the makeup of the House voter turnout in many districts would be very different and there is no way to make any definitive statements about how it would come out based on election turnouts where it does not.

Now sing, HAL — Daisy, daisy…

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:50:47 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6869928Actually, my children do not “belong” to anyone; they are citizens of the United States of America. While they are minors, they will be the responsibility of my wife and myself. As part of the exercise of that responsibility, we will ensure that they don’t warp their minds by watching Harris-Perry on t.v.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:16:18 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6869823They’ll pry the responsibility to care for, raise properly and protect my children from my cold dead fingers.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:15:45 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6869821Ms. Harris-Perry is doing little other than parroting Hillary’s book title, “It takes a village.”

That’s worked so well, these last 50 years. I’m willing to bet that the average kid raised by a village in the US is well behind the average kid raised by an actual family in the US.

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:09:18 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6869797A couple things to note here folks. First, it is a safe bet that you could not slide a thin sheet of paper between the very scary quack and the Obamas. Second, Obama has taken the first step in having the commune take ownership of our children. National health care. By nationalizing health care (which is where we are going), the collective gets closer to owning our children.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:08:56 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6869793Palin has a great point. Parents decide the type of community they expose their children to.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:45:05 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=254046#comment-6869711

By the way, anytime and i mean anytime Americans come out to vote in large numbers, conservatives lose. It never fails. They only manage to win mid term elections that most Americans unfortunately don’t take too seriously.

Imagine if we had a popular vote system in this country, the dems would have captured all 3 chambers last Nov.

HotAirLib on April 9, 2013 at 9:24 PM

Only because now the takers plus those who envy the successful and want to give take more to give to the takers outnumber those who believe in individual responsibility and charity to those in NEED. The government is horrible at taking care of people, both in meeting needs and in making sure they only help those who can’t help themselves. But despite all the evidence (like $1 Trillion spent on welfare programs in 2011, enough to give every household in America $60,000) you libs keep pushing for the government to take more and more.

Every Obama budget, at least before this latest joke, has eliminated the tax deduction for charitable giving, for everybody. Maybe you can take the talking points loop on your iPod off your ears for a minute and think about that in the context of “collective notion”. Hurt private charity, bring in more taxes, “own” all the children . . . Sound like a free country? Nope.